Gold Tooth vs Jungle cat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Jungle cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.