Devil's Tooth vs Mayor s Mouse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mayor s Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mayor s Mouse
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.

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.