Devil's Tooth vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pygeretmus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.