Devil's Tooth vs Formosan Serow

Hydnellum peckii compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Capricornis
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.