Gold Tooth vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Hydnellum auratile compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mérida Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Rhipidomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mérida Rhipidomys
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.