Devil's Tooth vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Hydnellum peckii compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microtus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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.

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.