Devil's Tooth vs Macaco-de-cheiro

Hydnellum peckii compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Macaco-de-cheiro
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cebidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Saimiri
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Macaco-de-cheiro
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.

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.