Devil's Tooth vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nephelomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gray-bellied Rice 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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.