Gold Tooth vs Mentawai Langur

Hydnellum auratile compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mentawai Langur
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	Presbytis
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mentawai Langur
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.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.