Devil's Tooth vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Hydnellum peckii compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Marmosa
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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.