Bitter Tooth vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Flat-skulled Shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sorex
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Flat-skulled Shrew
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.

Flat-skulled Shrew

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.