Devil's Tooth vs Gerboise Pygmée De Heptner

Hydnellum peckii compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gerboise Pygmée De Heptner is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gerboise Pygmée De Heptner
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	Salpingotus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gerboise Pygmée De Heptner

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gerboise Pygmée De Heptner
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.