Black Tooth vs Diana monkey

Phellodon niger compared with Cercopithecus diana

Key Differences

• Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Diana monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Diana monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Phellodon	Cercopithecus
Species	Phellodon niger	Cercopithecus diana

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Diana monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Diana monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Diana monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Tooth

The Black Tooth (Phellodon niger) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.