Devil's Tooth vs Cangurito Piedecerdo

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Cangurito Piedecerdo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Cangurito Piedecerdo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chaeropus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Cangurito Piedecerdo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Cangurito Piedecerdo
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.