Devil's Tooth vs Hispaniolan Solenodon

Hydnellum peckii compared with Solenodon paradoxus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hispaniolan Solenodon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hispaniolan Solenodon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Solenodontidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Solenodon
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Solenodon paradoxus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hispaniolan Solenodon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hispaniolan Solenodon
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.