Gold Tooth vs Lesser Noctule

Hydnellum auratile compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nyctalus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Lesser Noctule
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.

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden