Bitter Tooth vs blunt tellin

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Arcopagia
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	blunt tellin
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.

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.