Devil's Tooth vs Dormer's Pipistrelle

Hydnellum peckii compared with Scotozous dormeri

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dormer's Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dormer's Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Scotozous
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Scotozous dormeri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dormer's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dormer's Pipistrelle
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.