Devil's Tooth vs Eld's Deer

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rucervus eldii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Eld's Deer
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)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hydnellum	Rucervus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Eld's Deer
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.