Devil's Tooth vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Hydnellum peckii compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Alticola
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Alticola barakshin

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
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.