Gold Tooth vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Hydnellum auratile compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Northern Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Notomys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Notomys aquilo

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Northern Hopping Mouse
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 Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.