Gold Tooth vs Korean Pika

Hydnellum auratile compared with Ochotona coreana

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Korean Pika is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Korean 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 coreana

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Korean Pika

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Korean 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.