Devil's Tooth vs Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

Hydnellum peckii compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Cercopithèque de l'Hoest is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Cercopithèque de l'Hoest
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	Allochrocebus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Cercopithèque de l'Hoest
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.