Gold Tooth vs Monk Saki

Hydnellum auratile compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Monk 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 monachus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Monk 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.

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.