Gold Tooth vs Macedonian Mouse

Hydnellum auratile compared with Mus macedonicus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Macedonian Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Macedonian Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Mus macedonicus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Macedonian Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Macedonian Mouse
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.