Orange Tooth vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange 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 aurantiacum	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.