Devil's Tooth vs European pine marten

Hydnellum peckii compared with Martes martes

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while European pine marten is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	European pine marten
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Martes
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Martes martes

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

European pine marten

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	European pine marten
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.

European pine marten

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

European pine marten

European pine marten (Martes martes) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden