Devil's Tooth vs European Free-tailed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Tadarida teniotis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while European Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	European Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tadarida
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Tadarida teniotis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

European Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	European Free-tailed 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.