Gold Tooth vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Hydnellum auratile compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anomalurus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Pel s Scaly-tailed 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.