Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Rounded Earthstar

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Geastrum saccatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Rounded Earthstar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Rounded Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Furnariidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Ancistrops	Geastrum
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Geastrum saccatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Rounded Earthstar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Rounded Earthstar
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.

Rounded Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway