Orange Tooth vs Orang-outan de Sumatra

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Orang-outan de Sumatra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange 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 aurantiacum	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Orang-outan de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Orang-outan de Sumatra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.