Gold Tooth vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Hydnellum auratile compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microcebus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.