Gold Tooth vs Kaapori Capuchin

Hydnellum auratile compared with Cebus kaapori

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Kaapori Capuchin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Kaapori Capuchin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cebidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cebus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Cebus kaapori

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kaapori Capuchin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Kaapori Capuchin
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.

Kaapori Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.