Devil's Tooth vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Brachytarsomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.