Orange Tooth vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Tragulus nigricans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tragulus
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Chevrotain de Balbac
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.

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.