Fringed Cup vs Spotted Sandpiper

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Encoelia	Actitis
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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.