Devil's Tooth vs Egyptian rousette

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Egyptian rousette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Rousettus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Egyptian rousette
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.

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.