Bitter Tooth vs Pampas fox

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Pampas fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Pampas fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lycalopex
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Pampas fox
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.

Pampas fox

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.