Bird's Eye vs Devil's Tooth

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Devil's Tooth
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Sapindaceae Bankeraceae
Genus Alectryon Hydnellum
Species Alectryon subcinereus Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Devil's Tooth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Devil's Tooth

No description available.

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