Devil's Tooth vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Hydnellum peckii compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Afrosoricida (Tenreksiler)
Family	Bankeraceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Amblysomus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hottentot Golden 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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.