Devil's Tooth vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	New Caledonia Wattled 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	Chalinolobus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	New Caledonia Wattled 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.