Devil's Tooth vs False Serotine Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	False Serotine Bat
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	False Serotine 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.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.