Devil's Tooth vs Hairy-nosed otter

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lutra sumatrana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-nosed otter
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.