Devil's Tooth vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Hydnellum peckii compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Mesoplodon
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Mesoplodon hectori

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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.

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.