Gold Tooth vs Northern Pika

Hydnellum auratile compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Bankeraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Ochotona
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Northern Pika
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 Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.