Devil's Tooth vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Hydnellum peckii compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Fiery Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Acomys
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Fiery Spiny Mouse
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.