Devil's Tooth vs Long-tailed Goral

Hydnellum peckii compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Naemorhedus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Naemorhedus caudatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Long-tailed Goral
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-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.