Devil's Tooth vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Thelephorales (革菌目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Dwarf Flying Fox
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.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.