Gold Tooth vs Plateau Pika

Hydnellum auratile compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Plateau 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 curzoniae

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Plateau 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.