Gold Tooth vs Peruvian night monkey

Hydnellum auratile compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Aotidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Aotus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.