Devil's Tooth vs Endo's Pipistrelle

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pipistrellus endoi

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Endo's Pipistrelle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Endo's Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pipistrellus endoi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Endo's Pipistrelle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Endo's Pipistrelle
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.

Endo's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.