Gold Tooth vs Paucident planigale

Hydnellum auratile compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Planigale
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Paucident planigale
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.