Gold Tooth vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Hydnellum auratile compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
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.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.