Orange Tooth vs Peking Myotis

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Myotis pequinius

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Peking Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Peking Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Myotis
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Peking Myotis
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.

Peking Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.