Bitter Tooth vs Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Naked-rumped Pouched Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Saccolaimus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
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.

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

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.