Devil's Tooth vs Babouin de Guinée

Hydnellum peckii compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Babouin de Guinée is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Babouin de Guinée
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hydnellum	Papio
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Papio papio

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Babouin de Guinée

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Babouin de Guinée
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.

Babouin de Guinée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.