Devil's Tooth vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Artibeus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Artibeus gnomus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Fruit-eating 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.

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.