Mealy Tooth vs Red-billed Duck

Hydnellum ferrugineum compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Tooth	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Bankeraceae	Anatidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anas
Species	Hydnellum ferrugineum	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Tooth	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway