Devil's Fingers vs Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Clathrus archeri compared with Aramides cajanea

Key Differences

Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Phallaceae	Rallidae
Genus	Clathrus	Aramides
Species	Clathrus archeri	Aramides cajanea

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.