Devil's Tooth vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sminthopsis
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-footed dunnart
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.