Devil's Tooth vs Gaoyuan Songtianshu

Hydnellum peckii compared with Neodon irene

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Gaoyuan Songtianshu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Gaoyuan Songtianshu
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Neodon
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Neodon irene

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Gaoyuan Songtianshu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Gaoyuan Songtianshu
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.

Gaoyuan Songtianshu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.