Devil's Tooth vs Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Hydnellum peckii compared with Anisognathus igniventris

Key Differences

• Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Scarlet-bellied 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 igniventris

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Scarlet-bellied 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.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway