Devil's Tooth vs Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Murina lorelieae

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat
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	Murina
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Murina lorelieae

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lorelia's Tube-nosed Bat
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.