Gold Tooth vs Kodkod

Hydnellum auratile compared with Leopardus guigna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Kodkod
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Bankeraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Leopardus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Leopardus guigna

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Kodkod
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.