Devil's Tooth vs Golden palm civit

Hydnellum peckii compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Golden palm civit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Golden palm civit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Paradoxurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Golden palm civit
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.