Devil's Tooth vs Lowe's Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lowe's 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lowe's 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.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.