Devil's Tooth vs Foca pía

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Foca pía is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Foca pía
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pagophilus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Foca pía

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Foca pía
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.

Foca pía

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden