Gold Tooth vs Losea Rat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Losea Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Losea Rat
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	Rattus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Losea Rat
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.