Devil's Tooth vs Dwarf Brocket

Hydnellum peckii compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Brocket
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mazama
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Brocket
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.

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.