Orange Tooth vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dologale
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.