Devil's Tooth vs Ural'Skii Slepysh

Hydnellum peckii compared with Spalax uralensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Ural'Skii Slepysh is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Ural'Skii Slepysh
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Bankeraceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Spalax
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Spalax uralensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ural'Skii Slepysh

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Ural'Skii Slepysh
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.