Devil's Tooth vs Forest Dormouse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dryomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Forest Dormouse
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.