Bitter Tooth vs North Atlantic right whale

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Eubalaena glacialis

Key Differences

Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while North Atlantic right whale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	North Atlantic right whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Balaenidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eubalaena
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Eubalaena glacialis

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

North Atlantic right whale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	North Atlantic right whale
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.

North Atlantic right whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.