Gold Tooth vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Hydnellum auratile compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Myodes
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway