Devil's Tooth vs Losea Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Losea Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Losea Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Rattus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Losea Rat
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.