Chestnut-breasted Whiteface vs Painted Suillus

Aphelocephala pectoralis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is Near Threatened while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Acanthizidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aphelocephala	Suillus
Species	Aphelocephala pectoralis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) is a species in the genus Aphelocephala. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.