Bitter Tooth vs Crowned Sifaka

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Propithecus coronatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Bankeraceae	Indriidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Propithecus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Propithecus coronatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Crowned Sifaka
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.

Crowned Sifaka

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.