Bitter Tooth vs Jentink's Duiker

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Cephalophus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

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.