Gold Tooth vs Northern Hog-badger

Hydnellum auratile compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Arctonyx
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Northern Hog-badger
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.

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.