Gold Tooth vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hipposideros
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
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.