Brindled Flat-body vs Gold Tooth

Agonopterix arenella compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Depressariidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Hydnellum
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.