Bitter Tooth vs Gato de Agua

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Gato de Agua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lontra
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

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.