Gold Tooth vs Miller's Saki

Hydnellum auratile compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Miller's 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 auratile	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Miller's Saki
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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.