Gold Tooth vs Ardilla de Nayarit

Hydnellum auratile compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Ardilla de Nayarit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Ardilla de Nayarit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ardilla de Nayarit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Ardilla de Nayarit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ardilla de Nayarit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.