Devil's Tooth vs Greater Chinese Mole

Hydnellum peckii compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Euroscaptor
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.