Bitter Tooth vs Bufty Saki

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Pithecia albicans

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Bufty Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Bufty Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pithecia
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Pithecia albicans

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Bufty Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Bufty Saki
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.

Bufty Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bufty Saki

The Bufty Saki (Pithecia albicans) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.