Gold Tooth vs Mexican woodrat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Neotoma
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.