Gold Tooth vs Isarog Chrotomys

Hydnellum auratile compared with Chrotomys gonzalesi

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Isarog Chrotomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Isarog Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Chrotomys gonzalesi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Isarog Chrotomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Isarog Chrotomys
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.