Devil's Tooth vs Greater Naked Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cheiromeles
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Greater Naked 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.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.