Devil's Tooth vs Malayan civet

Hydnellum peckii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Viverra
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Malayan civet
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.