Bitter Tooth vs Coues oryzomys

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Oryzomys couesi

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Coues oryzomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Coues oryzomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Oryzomys
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Oryzomys couesi

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Coues oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Coues oryzomys
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.

Coues oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.