Bleeding Blue Tooth vs Gold Tooth

Hydnellum cyanopodium compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Bleeding Blue Tooth is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Blue Tooth	Gold Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order same	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family same	Bankeraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus same	Hydnellum	Hydnellum
Species	Hydnellum cyanopodium	Hydnellum auratile

Evolutionary Relationship

Bleeding Blue Tooth and Gold Tooth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydnellum.

Conservation Status

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Blue Tooth	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

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

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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.