Devil's Tooth vs Greater fairy armadillo

Hydnellum peckii compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Calyptophractus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Calyptophractus retusus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Greater fairy armadillo
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.