Devil's Tooth vs Pani-chuchundar

Hydnellum peckii compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Pani-chuchundar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Pani-chuchundar
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chimarrogale
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Pani-chuchundar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Pani-chuchundar
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.