Bitter Tooth vs Black Crested Mangabey

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Lophocebus aterrimus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Black Crested Mangabey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Black Crested Mangabey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lophocebus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Lophocebus aterrimus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Black Crested Mangabey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Black Crested Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Crested Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Tooth

The Bitter Tooth (Hydnellum scabrosum) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Black Crested Mangabey

The Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species in the genus Lophocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.