Bitter Tooth vs Montane Water Vole

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Arvicola
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.