Devil's Tooth vs Eastern Mole

Hydnellum peckii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Scalopus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Eastern Mole
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.