Gold Tooth vs Long-clawed Shrew

Hydnellum auratile compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sorex
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.