Gold Tooth vs Mangouste de Jackson

Hydnellum auratile compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mangouste de Jackson is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mangouste de Jackson
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Bdeogale
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mangouste de Jackson

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mangouste de Jackson
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.

Mangouste de Jackson

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.