Devil's Tooth vs Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pithecia mittermeieri

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mittermeier's Tapajós 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 peckii	Pithecia mittermeieri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
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.