Orange Tooth vs Pale fox

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.