Umbilicate Hedgehog vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Hydnum umbilicatum compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Umbilicate Hedgehog	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Hydnaceae	Icteridae
Genus	Hydnum	Amblycercus
Species	Hydnum umbilicatum	Amblycercus holosericeus

Conservation Status

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Umbilicate Hedgehog	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway