Devil's Tooth vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Hydnellum peckii compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Northern Marsupial Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Notoryctes
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.