Devil's Tooth vs Ornate Shrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Ornate 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	Sorex
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Ornate 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.