Gold Tooth vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Hydnellum auratile compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microtus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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.