Devil's Tooth vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Tupaia longipes

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tupaia
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Tupaia longipes

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Long-footed Treeshrew
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.

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.