Devil's Tooth vs Eurasian red squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Eurasian red squirrel
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sciurus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Eurasian red squirrel
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.

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

Eurasian red squirrel

欧亚红松鼠（Sciurus vulgaris）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。在其分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，无直接保护关注。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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