Gold Tooth vs Highland Mangabey

Hydnellum auratile compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Highland Mangabey
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	Rungwecebus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold 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.

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.