Devil's Tooth vs Gabon Talapoin

Hydnellum peckii compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gabon Talapoin
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	Miopithecus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Miopithecus ogouensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gabon Talapoin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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