Crowned Tooth vs Cotinga écaillé

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Cotinga écaillé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Cotinga écaillé
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Ampelioides
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Cotinga écaillé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Cotinga écaillé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Cotinga écaillé

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Cotinga écaillé

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) 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