Devil's Tooth vs New Guinean planigale

Hydnellum peckii compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Planigale
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	New Guinean planigale
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.