Bitter Tooth vs black currant-tree

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Hydnellum	Antidesma
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	black currant-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Bitter Tooth

The Bitter Tooth (Hydnellum scabrosum) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.