Bitter Tooth vs Falkland Island fox

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Falkland Island fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Dusicyon
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Dusicyon australis

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Falkland Island fox
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.

Falkland Island fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.