Crowned Tooth vs Equatorial Saki

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Equatorial Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pithecia
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned 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.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.