Gold Tooth vs Candelillo

Hydnellum auratile compared with Mazama bricenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Candelillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mazama
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Candelillo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Candelillo
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.

Candelillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.