Bitter Tooth vs Black-hooded Sunbeam

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Aglaeactis pamela

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Black-hooded Sunbeam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Bankeraceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Aglaeactis
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Aglaeactis pamela

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Black-hooded Sunbeam
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-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway