Devil's Tooth vs Maxwell's Duiker

Hydnellum peckii compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Philantomba
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.