Devil's Tooth vs Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Spalax uralensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat
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	Spalacidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Spalax
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Spalax uralensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Kazakhstan Blind Mole Rat
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.