Gold Tooth vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Eumops nanus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eumops
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Eumops nanus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Northern Dwarf Bonneted 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.