Mangue d'Alexandre vs Devil's Tooth

Crossarchus alexandri compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Mangue d'Alexandre is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangue d'Alexandre	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Hydnellum
Species	Crossarchus alexandri	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Mangue d'Alexandre

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangue d'Alexandre	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangue d'Alexandre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Mangue d'Alexandre

The Alexander's cusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) is a species in the genus Crossarchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.