Gold Tooth vs Pale fox

Hydnellum auratile compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.