Bitter Tooth vs Buzzing Spider

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Buzzing Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Buzzing Spider
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)	Arachnida (クモガタ類)
Order	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Araneae (クモ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anyphaena
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Anyphaena accentuata

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Buzzing Spider
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.

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Buzzing Spider

The Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) is a species in the genus Anyphaena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden