Bitter Tooth vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Davison’s Mastiff 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	Promops
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Davison’s Mastiff 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.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.