Bitter Tooth vs Diminutive Serotine

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eptesicus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Diminutive Serotine
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.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.