Devil's Tooth vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cistugo
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lesueur's Hairy 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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.