Gold Tooth vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Hydnellum auratile compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Piacentini's Dikdik
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Madoqua
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Madoqua piacentinii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Piacentini's Dikdik
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.

Piacentini's Dikdik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.