Gold Tooth vs Mentawai Squirrel

Hydnellum auratile compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Callosciurus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mentawai Squirrel
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.