Devil's Tooth vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Hydnellum peckii compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Hydnellum	Prolemur
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.