Devil's Tooth vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nephelomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Nephelomys auriventer

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
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.