Bitter Tooth vs brown point snail

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	brown point snail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Bankeraceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Acicula
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	brown point snail
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.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and 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.

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway