Bitter Tooth vs bristly bearberry

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bankeraceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Hydnellum	Arctostaphylos
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.