Bitter Tooth vs Blue-bellied Poison Frog

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Andinobates minutus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Blue-bellied Poison Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Blue-bellied Poison Frog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Hydnellum	Andinobates
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Andinobates minutus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Blue-bellied Poison Frog
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.

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Blue-bellied Poison Frog

The Blue-bellied Poison Frog (Andinobates minutus) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.