Bitter Tooth vs bushman's-poison

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while bushman's-poison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	bushman's-poison
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bankeraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hydnellum	Acokanthera
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	bushman's-poison
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.

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

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.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.