Gold Tooth vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Hydnellum auratile compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Allactaga
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
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.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.