Gold Tooth vs Peruvian Laucha

Hydnellum auratile compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Calomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Peruvian Laucha
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.