Bitter Tooth vs Cheng s Jird

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Meriones chengi

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Cheng s Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Cheng s Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Meriones
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Meriones chengi

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Cheng s Jird
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.

Cheng s Jird

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.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.