Devil's Tooth vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Hydnellum peckii compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Indian Palm 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	Funambulus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Indian Palm 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.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.