Devil's Tooth vs Etruscan Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Suncus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Etruscan Shrew
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.

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.