Devil's Tooth vs Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Gardnerycteris keenani

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Keenan's Hairy-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	Gardnerycteris
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Gardnerycteris keenani

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Keenan's Hairy-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.

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.