Devil's Tooth vs MUSARAÑA MENUDA

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while MUSARAÑA MENUDA is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	MUSARAÑA MENUDA
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sorex
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

MUSARAÑA MENUDA

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	MUSARAÑA MENUDA
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.

MUSARAÑA MENUDA

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden