Devil's Tooth vs Lamulate Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chodsigoa
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lamulate Shrew
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.