Devil's Tooth vs Dusky Flying Fox

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.