Devil's Tooth vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chaerephon
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chaerephon nigeriae

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
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.