Gold Tooth vs Mérida Brocket

Hydnellum auratile compared with Mazama bricenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mérida Brocket
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)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mazama
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.