Gold Tooth vs Kirk's dik-dik

Hydnellum auratile compared with Madoqua kirkii

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Kirk's dik-dik is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Kirk's dik-dik
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Madoqua
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Madoqua kirkii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Kirk's dik-dik
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.