Bitter Tooth vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Hydnellum	Prolemur
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

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.