Devil's Tooth vs Omilteme Cottontail

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Tavşanımsılar)
Family	Bankeraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hydnellum	Sylvilagus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Omilteme Cottontail
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.