Devil's Tooth vs Jungle cat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Jungle cat
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Bankeraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.