So you're saying he's a fungus or a plant? You're an animal in an animal, why are you saying that's beneath him?

Yes and so do humans the only difference is that hoarding is not recognized to be an innate human trait whereas it is for dragons. The whole concept of draconic greed is an allegory to human greed as there would be no gold based conflict if humanoids didn't also have an equal streak of greed and violence.