Devil's Tooth vs Northern elephant seal

Hydnellum peckii compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mirounga
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.