Gold Tooth vs Honey possum

Hydnellum auratile compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Honey possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tarsipes
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.