Devil's Tooth vs Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lumholtz's tree kangaroo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Bankeraceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Hydnellum	Dendrolagus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo
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.