Devil's Tooth vs Gato-do-mato

Hydnellum peckii compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gato-do-mato is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gato-do-mato
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	Leopardus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Leopardus tigrinus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gato-do-mato

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gato-do-mato
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.

Gato-do-mato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.