Devil's Tooth vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lesser White-toothed 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	Crocidura
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lesser White-toothed 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.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway