Agile antechinus vs Gold Tooth

Antechinus agilis compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Agile antechinus is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Antechinus	Hydnellum
Species	Antechinus agilis	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile antechinus	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Agile antechinus

The Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.