Devil's Tooth vs Yinzhi Songshu

Hydnellum peckii compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Yinzhi Songshu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Yinzhi Songshu
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	Callosciurus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Yinzhi Songshu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Yinzhi Songshu
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.

Yinzhi Songshu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.