Devil's Tooth vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Apodemus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Nepalese Field Mouse
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.

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.