Devil's Tooth vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Scandentia (อันดับกระแต)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dendrogale
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dendrogale murina

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.