Gold Tooth vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Hydnellum auratile compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Hydnellum	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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.