Mealy Tooth vs Mentawai Langur

Hydnellum ferrugineum compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Tooth	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hydnellum	Presbytis
Species	Hydnellum ferrugineum	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Tooth	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.