Gold Tooth vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Rhinolophus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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.