Gold Tooth vs Leschenault's rousette

Hydnellum auratile compared with Rousettus leschenaultii

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Leschenault's rousette is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Leschenault's rousette
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Rousettus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Rousettus leschenaultii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Leschenault's rousette

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Leschenault's rousette
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.

Leschenault's rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.