Gold Tooth vs Mountain Anoa

Hydnellum auratile compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Bubalus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mountain Anoa
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.

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.