Gold Tooth vs Malayan civet

Hydnellum auratile compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Bankeraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Viverra
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Malayan 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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.