Devil's Tooth vs Fat-tailed Jird

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pachyuromys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.