Bitter Tooth vs Black Laceweaver

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Bankeraceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Amaurobius
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Black Laceweaver
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 Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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 Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden