Devil's Tooth vs Chichico Amarillo

Hydnellum peckii compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Chichico Amarillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Chichico Amarillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Leontocebus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Leontocebus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Chichico Amarillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Chichico Amarillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chichico Amarillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.