Devil's Tooth vs Foca de Casco

Hydnellum peckii compared with Cystophora cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Foca de Casco
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	Cystophora
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Cystophora cristata

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Foca de Casco

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Foca de Casco
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 de Casco

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.