Bitter Tooth vs Flower-faced Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anthops
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Flower-faced 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.

Flower-faced Bat

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.