Devil's Tooth vs Diminutive Serotine

Hydnellum peckii compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eptesicus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Diminutive Serotine
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.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.