Devil's Tooth vs Eurasian pygmy shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sorex minutus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Eurasian pygmy shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sorex
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sorex minutus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Eurasian pygmy shrew
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.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

コジネズミ（Sorex minutus）はIUCNレッドリストで危急（VU）に分類されています。野生での危機的状況に陥る高いリスクがあり、個体数が減少し、生息地への圧力が増しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden