Gold Tooth vs Hog badger

Hydnellum auratile compared with Arctonyx collaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Hog badger
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Thelephorales (革菌目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Arctonyx
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Hog badger
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.