Devil's Tooth vs Papuan bandicoot

Hydnellum peckii compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microperoryctes
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Papuan bandicoot
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.