Devil's Tooth vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
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.