Devil's Tooth vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Funisciurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.