Devil's Tooth vs Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

Hydnellum peckii compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Ratón de Nuevo Mexico is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Ratón de Nuevo Mexico
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Peromyscus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Peromyscus nasutus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Ratón de Nuevo Mexico
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.