Devil's Tooth vs Flower-faced Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anthops
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Flower-faced 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.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.