Orange Tooth vs Peters' Duiker

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Peters' Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Cephalophus
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange 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 Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.