Gold Tooth vs Heath Pseudomys

Hydnellum auratile compared with Pseudomys shortridgei

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Heath Pseudomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pseudomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Pseudomys shortridgei

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Heath Pseudomys
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.

Heath Pseudomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.