八哥 vs Devil's Tooth

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• 八哥 is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	八哥	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Sturnidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Hydnellum
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

八哥

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	八哥	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

八哥

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

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.

八哥

凤头八哥（Acridotheres cristatellus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。在其分布范围内广泛且数量丰富，种群稳定，无即时保育关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway