Devil's Tooth vs Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chiroderma villosum

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hairy Big-eyed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy Big-eyed 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	Chiroderma
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chiroderma villosum

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy Big-eyed 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.

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.