Gold Tooth vs Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Hydnellum auratile compared with Vandeleuria oleracea

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indomalayan Vandeleuria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Vandeleuria
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Vandeleuria oleracea

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.