Devil's Tooth vs Cénolestidé du Pérou

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Cénolestidé du Pérou is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Cénolestidé du Pérou
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Bankeraceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lestoros
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Cénolestidé du Pérou

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Cénolestidé du Pérou
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.