Duiquero de Jentink vs Violet Tooth

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duiquero de Jentink	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cephalophus	Hydnellum
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duiquero de Jentink	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duiquero de Jentink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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