Bitter Tooth vs Burdock Conch

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Aethes rubigana

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Burdock Conch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Burdock Conch
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Aethes
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Aethes rubigana

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Burdock Conch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Burdock Conch
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.

Burdock Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Burdock Conch

The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a species in the genus Aethes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden