Devil's Tooth vs Orange-throated Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lampronycteris
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Orange-throated Bat
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.