Devil's Tooth vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Hydnellum peckii compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Monodelphis
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Monodelphis osgoodi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
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.