Gold Tooth vs Péramèle Roux

Hydnellum auratile compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Péramèle Roux is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Péramèle Roux
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Echymipera
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Echymipera rufescens

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Péramèle Roux

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Péramèle Roux
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.