Devil's Tooth vs Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Murina fusca

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Murina
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Murina fusca

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat
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 Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.