Devil's Tooth vs Fishing Cat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Prionailurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.