Bitter Tooth vs Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Cynomops abrasus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cynomops
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Cynomops abrasus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
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.

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

The Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat (Cynomops abrasus) is a species in the genus Cynomops. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.