Devil's Tooth vs Hummelinck s Laucha

Hydnellum peckii compared with Calomys hummelincki

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hummelinck s Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hummelinck s Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Calomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Calomys hummelincki

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hummelinck s Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hummelinck s Laucha
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.