Devil's Tooth vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Bankeraceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Idiurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Idiurus macrotis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying 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.