Bitter Tooth vs Deer Mouse

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Peromyscus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Deer Mouse
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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.