Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Elegant Polypore

Alcedo meninting compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Alcedinidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alcedo	Cerioporus
Species	Alcedo meninting	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

The Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is a species in the genus Alcedo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.