Gold Tooth vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Proechimys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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.