Devil's Tooth vs Gansu Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gansu 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 cansulus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gansu 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.