Devil's Tooth vs Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Harpiola isodon

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Formosan Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Formosan Tube-nosed 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	Harpiola
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Harpiola isodon

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Formosan Tube-nosed 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.

Formosan Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.