Crowned Tooth vs Mönchsaffe

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Mönchsaffe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Mönchsaffe
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pithecia
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mönchsaffe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Mönchsaffe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned 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.