Devil's Tooth vs North American porcupine

Hydnellum peckii compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Erethizon
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.