Gold Tooth vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Hydnellum auratile compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Petaurista
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.