Crowned Tooth vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Preuss s Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Preuss s Red Colobus
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.

Preuss s Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.