Devil's Tooth vs Meerkat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Suricata
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Meerkat
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.