Gold Tooth vs Green Bush Squirrel

Hydnellum auratile compared with Paraxerus poensis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Green Bush Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Paraxerus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Paraxerus poensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Green Bush Squirrel
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.

Green Bush Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.