vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Hydnellum compactum compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Leontocebus
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.