Gold Tooth vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Hydnellum auratile compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Solisorex
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.