Devil's Tooth vs Mountain Goat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Oreamnos
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Mountain Goat
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.