Bitter Tooth vs Bleeding Blue Tooth

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Hydnellum cyanopodium

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Bleeding Blue Tooth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Bleeding Blue Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family same	Bankeraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus same	Hydnellum	Hydnellum
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Hydnellum cyanopodium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Tooth and Bleeding Blue Tooth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydnellum.

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Bleeding Blue Tooth
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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil 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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.