Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Orange Tooth

Dendrogale murina compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Hydnellum
Species	Dendrogale murina	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.