Ridged Tooth vs White-cheeked Pintail

Hydnellum scrobiculatum compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ridged Tooth	White-cheeked Pintail
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 scrobiculatum	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ridged Tooth	White-cheeked Pintail
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).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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.