Devil's Tooth vs Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pattonomys punctatus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pattonomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pattonomys punctatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
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.