Devil's Tooth vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sminthopsis
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gray-bellied dunnart
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.