Orange Tooth vs Porter s Rock Rat

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

Orange Tooth is Endangered while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Aconaemys
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Porter s Rock Rat
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.