Devil's Tooth vs Dromedary Camel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dromedary Camel
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)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

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.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.