Gold Tooth vs Opossum-souris gris

Hydnellum auratile compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Opossum-souris gris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Opossum-souris gris
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Marmosops
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Marmosops incanus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Opossum-souris gris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Opossum-souris gris
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.

Opossum-souris gris

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.