Devil's Tooth vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bankeraceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Hydnellum	Dendrolagus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dendrolagus inustus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
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.