Devil's Tooth vs Eastern Red Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Eastern Red 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	Lasiurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Eastern Red 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.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.