Devil's Tooth vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Flat-skulled 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 roboratus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Flat-skulled 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.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.