Gold Tooth vs Jungle Shrew

Hydnellum auratile compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Suncus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Jungle Shrew
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.