Devil's Tooth vs Orang-outan de Sumatra

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Orang-outan de Sumatra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's 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 peckii	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Orang-outan de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Orang-outan de Sumatra
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.

Orang-outan de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.