Devil's Tooth vs North African Hedgehog

Hydnellum peckii compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Atelerix
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	North African Hedgehog
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.