Blistering Ammania vs Devil's Tooth

Ammannia baccifera compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Myrtales (桃金娘目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Lythraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ammannia	Hydnellum
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

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.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian