Devil's Tooth vs Ni Jiashu

Hydnellum peckii compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Ni Jiashu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Ni Jiashu
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Rattus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Ni Jiashu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Ni Jiashu
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.

Ni Jiashu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.