Devil's Tooth vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sturnira
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sturnira magna

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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.