Bitter Tooth vs Palawan-Flughund

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Palawan-Flughund is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Palawan-Flughund
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Acerodon
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan-Flughund

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Palawan-Flughund
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.

Palawan-Flughund

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.