Bitter Tooth vs Forest Dormouse

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dryomys
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Forest Dormouse
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.

Forest Dormouse

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.