Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Grey Puffball

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Furnariidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Bovista
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.