Devil's Tooth vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Large Short-tailed 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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Brachyuromys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Large Short-tailed 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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.