Devil's Tooth vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Osgood's Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Rhinolophus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rhinolophus osgoodi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Osgood's Horseshoe 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.