Devil's Tooth vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Rhinophylla
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy Little Fruit 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 Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.