Gold Tooth vs Cercopithèque de Lowe

Hydnellum auratile compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Cercopithèque de Lowe
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Cercopithèque de Lowe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Cercopithèque de Lowe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold 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.