Orange Tooth vs Ornate Cuscus

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Phalanger
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.