Gold Tooth vs Lesser Cachalot

Hydnellum auratile compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Kogia
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden