Devil's Tooth vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Petaurista
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
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.