Devil's Tooth vs North American Hoary Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while North American Hoary Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	North American Hoary 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	Aeorestes
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	North American Hoary 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.