Devil's Tooth vs Northern tamandua

Hydnellum peckii compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Northern tamandua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Bankeraceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tamandua
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Northern tamandua
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.