Devil's Tooth vs Incan shrew opossum

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Bankeraceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lestoros
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Incan shrew opossum
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.