Gold Tooth vs Pale Titi

Hydnellum auratile compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Pale Titi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Pale Titi
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	Plecturocebus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Plecturocebus pallescens

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Titi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Pale Titi
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.

Pale Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.