Gold Tooth vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Brachyuromys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.