Gold Tooth vs Mountain Tapir

Hydnellum auratile compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Perissodactyla (непарнокопытные)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tapirus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mountain Tapir
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.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.