Gold Tooth vs Hyrcanian Field Mouse

Hydnellum auratile compared with Apodemus hyrcanicus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Hyrcanian Field Mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Hyrcanian Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Apodemus hyrcanicus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hyrcanian Field Mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Hyrcanian Field Mouse
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.

Hyrcanian Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.