Gold Tooth vs Lesser Chiruromys

Hydnellum auratile compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Lesser Chiruromys
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	Chiruromys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Lesser Chiruromys
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 Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.