Crowned Tooth vs Orang-outan de Sumatra

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Orang-outan de Sumatra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Orang-outan de Sumatra
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Orang-outan de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Orang-outan de Sumatra
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.

Orang-outan de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.