Devil's Tooth vs Gray Flying Fox

Hydnellum peckii compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gray 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 griseus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gray 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.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.