Devil's Tooth vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Crossarchus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.