Bitter Tooth vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Petaurista magnificus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Petaurista
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

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.