Gold Tooth vs Nihon Nousagi

Hydnellum auratile compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Nihon Nousagi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Nihon Nousagi
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Lagomorpha (ウサギ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lepus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Nihon Nousagi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Nihon Nousagi
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.

Nihon Nousagi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.