Devil's Tooth vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Alionycteris
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Alionycteris paucidentata

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
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.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.