Devil's Tooth vs False Water Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Xeromys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.