Devil's Tooth vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Northern Rock Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Northern Rock Deermouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Peromyscus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Peromyscus nasutus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Northern Rock Deermouse
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.