Devil's Tooth vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Ictidomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.