Gold Tooth vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Hydnellum auratile compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Perognathus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Plains Pocket 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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.