Ridged Tooth vs Spotted Sandpiper

Hydnellum scrobiculatum compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ridged Tooth	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Bankeraceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Actitis
Species	Hydnellum scrobiculatum	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ridged Tooth	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States