Devil's Tooth vs European hare

Hydnellum peckii compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	European hare
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)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lepus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Lepus europaeus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	European hare
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 hare

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.