Ridged Tooth vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Hydnellum scrobiculatum compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ridged Tooth	Yellow-billed 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 georgica

Conservation Status

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ridged Tooth	Yellow-billed 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).

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway