Devil's Tooth vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dologale
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.