Devil's Tooth vs Gorilla Oriental

Hydnellum peckii compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gorilla Oriental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gorilla Oriental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hydnellum	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gorilla Oriental

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gorilla Oriental
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.

Gorilla Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.