Devil's Tooth vs White-cheeked Pintail

Hydnellum peckii compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (นก)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Anseriformes (อันดับห่าน)
Family	Bankeraceae	Anatidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anas
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

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.