Bitter Tooth vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Acerodon
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Golden-capped Fruit 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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.