Bitter Tooth vs Gilbert's dunnart

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sminthopsis
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

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.