Gold Tooth vs Peking Myotis

Hydnellum auratile compared with Myotis pequinius

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Peking Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Peking Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Myotis
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Peking Myotis
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.