Devil's Tooth vs Guinea pig

Hydnellum peckii compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Guinea pig
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Caviidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cavia
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Guinea pig
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.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway