Devil's Tooth vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Bankeraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nyctinomops
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Pocketed Free-tailed 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.