Orange Tooth vs Ecureuil à ventre rouge

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Ecureuil à ventre rouge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Ecureuil à ventre rouge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Callosciurus
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Callosciurus erythraeus

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ecureuil à ventre rouge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Ecureuil à ventre rouge
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.

Ecureuil à ventre rouge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden