Bitter Tooth vs Kloss's gibbon

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Hylobates klossii

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Kloss's gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Kloss's gibbon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hylobatidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hylobates
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Hylobates klossii

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Kloss's gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Kloss's gibbon
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.

Kloss's gibbon

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.