Gold Tooth vs Malagasy civet

Hydnellum auratile compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Bankeraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Fossa
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Malagasy civet
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.