Devil's Tooth vs Fat Sand Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Psammomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.