Gold Tooth vs Kamchatka Shrew

Hydnellum auratile compared with Sorex camtschatica

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Kamchatka Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Kamchatka 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	Sorex
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Sorex camtschatica

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kamchatka Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Kamchatka 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.