Devil's Tooth vs Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lonchorhina marinkellei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Marinkelle's Sword-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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lonchorhina
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lonchorhina marinkellei

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Marinkelle's Sword-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.