Gold Tooth vs Malagasy civet

Hydnellum auratile compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Bankeraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Fossa
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Malagasy civet
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.