Gold Tooth vs Mexican vole

Hydnellum auratile compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.