Sweetgrass Hydnellum vs White-cheeked Pintail

Hydnellum suaveolens compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweetgrass Hydnellum	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 suaveolens	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sweetgrass Hydnellum	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and 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.