Devil's Tooth vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Myomimus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Myomimus roachi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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.

Mouse-tailed dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.