Gold Tooth vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Hydnellum auratile compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Kintampo Rope 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	Funisciurus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Kintampo Rope 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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.