Devil's Tooth vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Hydnellum peckii compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Salpingotus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.