Gold Tooth vs Kloss's gibbon

Hydnellum auratile compared with Hylobates klossii

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Kloss's gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Kloss's gibbon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hylobatidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hylobates
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Hylobates klossii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kloss's gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Kloss's gibbon
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.

Kloss's gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.