Grey Tooth vs Monk Saki

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey 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	Thelephoraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Phellodon	Pithecia
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Monk Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.