Gold Tooth vs Sumatran orangutan

Hydnellum auratile compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.