Gold Tooth vs Ili Pika

Hydnellum auratile compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Bankeraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Ochotona
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Ili Pika
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.

Ili Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.