Devil's Tooth vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Belomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
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.