Bitter Tooth vs Corsican Hare

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Lepus corsicanus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Corsican Hare is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Corsican Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Bankeraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lepus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Lepus corsicanus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Corsican Hare

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Corsican Hare
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.

Corsican Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in France. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.