Devil's Tooth vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Hydnellum peckii compared with Philander mondolfii

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Philander
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Philander mondolfii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.