Gold Tooth vs Ihering s Akodont

Hydnellum auratile compared with Brucepattersonius iheringi

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Ihering s Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Ihering s Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Brucepattersonius
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Brucepattersonius iheringi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ihering s Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Ihering s Akodont
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.

Ihering s Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.