Devil's Tooth vs Scaled Fruiteater

Hydnellum peckii compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Ampelioides
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Scaled Fruiteater
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.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) 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.