Devil's Tooth vs Lesser Cachalot

Hydnellum peckii compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Kogia
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden