Clark's Grebe vs Tear Dropper

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark's Grebe	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Podicipedidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aechmophorus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Clark's Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark's Grebe	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clark's Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Clark's Grebe

The Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a species in the genus Aechmophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.