Devil's Tooth vs Giant Mole Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Anourosorex schmidi

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anourosorex
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Anourosorex schmidi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Giant Mole Shrew
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.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.