Devil's Tooth vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mexican Big-eared 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	Corynorhinus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mexican Big-eared 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.