Devil's Tooth vs Péramèle Roux

Hydnellum peckii compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Péramèle Roux is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Péramèle Roux
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Echymipera
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Echymipera rufescens

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Péramèle Roux

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Péramèle Roux
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.