Devil's Tooth vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Bankeraceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Brachyuromys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.