Devil's Tooth vs Little Black Serotine

Hydnellum peckii compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eptesicus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.