Gold Tooth vs Large-eared Hutia

Hydnellum auratile compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Mesocapromys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.