Gold Tooth vs Montane Colilargo

Hydnellum auratile compared with Microryzomys minutus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Montane Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Montane Colilargo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microryzomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Microryzomys minutus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Montane Colilargo
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.