Devil's Tooth vs Midday Jird

Hydnellum peckii compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Meriones
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Midday Jird
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.