Devil's Tooth vs Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Miniopterus egeri

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Eger’s Long-fingered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Miniopterus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Miniopterus egeri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Eger’s Long-fingered 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.