Devil's Tooth vs Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Saccopteryx canescens

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Saccopteryx
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Saccopteryx canescens

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
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.