Orange Tooth vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hsunycteris
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.