Gold Tooth vs Large Luzon Carpomys

Hydnellum auratile compared with Carpomys melanurus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Large Luzon Carpomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Large Luzon Carpomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Carpomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Carpomys melanurus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Large Luzon Carpomys
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 Luzon Carpomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.