Devil's Tooth vs Northern elephant seal

Hydnellum peckii compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Northern elephant seal
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)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mirounga
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.