Devil's Tooth vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lonchophylla
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lonchophylla orcesi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Orces's Long-tongued 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.