Bleeding Blue Tooth vs Brindled Flat-body

Hydnellum cyanopodium compared with Agonopterix arenella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleeding Blue Tooth Brindled Flat-body
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (Insects)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Bankeraceae Depressariidae
Genus Hydnellum Agonopterix
Species Hydnellum cyanopodium Agonopterix arenella

Conservation Status

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleeding Blue Tooth Brindled Flat-body
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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