Devil's Tooth vs Zang Shutu

Hydnellum peckii compared with Ochotona thibetana

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Zang Shutu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Zang Shutu
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)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Ochotona
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Ochotona thibetana

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Zang Shutu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Zang Shutu
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.