Bearded Tooth vs Javan Surili

Hericium erinaceus compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Javan Surili
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hericiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hericium	Presbytis
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Javan Surili
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Javan Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Tooth

The Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus) is a species in the genus Hericium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.