Devil's Tooth vs Ecureuil à ventre rouge

Hydnellum peckii compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Ecureuil à ventre rouge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Ecureuil à ventre rouge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Callosciurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Callosciurus erythraeus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ecureuil à ventre rouge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Ecureuil à ventre rouge
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.

Ecureuil à ventre rouge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden