Devil's Tooth vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Choeroniscus minor

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lesser Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Choeroniscus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Choeroniscus minor

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lesser Long-tongued 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.