Devil's Tooth vs Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Hydnellum peckii compared with Anisognathus lacrymosus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bankeraceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anisognathus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Anisognathus lacrymosus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) 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.