Spotted Sandpiper vs Urchin Earthfan

Actitis macularius compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Scolopacidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Actitis	Thelephora
Species	Actitis macularius	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.