Bitter Tooth vs Philippine mouse-deer

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tragulus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

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.