Devil's Tooth vs Kipunji

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Kipunji
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	Rungwecebus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Kipunji

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Kipunji
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.