Gold Tooth vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Hydnellum auratile compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microcebus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.