Devil's Tooth vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hsunycteris
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.