Devil's Tooth vs Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Platyrrhinus incarum

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Incan Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Incan Broad-nosed 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	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Platyrrhinus incarum

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Incan Broad-nosed 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.

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.