Bitter Tooth vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
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.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.