Devil's Tooth vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Bankeraceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Thyroptera
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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.