Devil's Tooth vs Gobi Big Brown Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Eptesicus gobiensis

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gobi Big Brown 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	Eptesicus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Eptesicus gobiensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gobi Big Brown 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.

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.