Devil's Tooth vs Madras Treeshrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anathana
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Madras Treeshrew
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.