Gold Tooth vs Northern Bettong

Hydnellum auratile compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bankeraceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Bettongia
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.