Bitter Tooth vs New Guinean planigale

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Planigale
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

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.