Devil's Tooth vs Mangouste de Meller

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mangouste de Meller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mangouste de Meller
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Rhynchogale
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mangouste de Meller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mangouste de Meller
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.