Bitter Tooth vs Korean Field Mouse

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Apodemus peninsulae

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Korean Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Korean Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Apodemus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Apodemus peninsulae

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Korean Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Korean Field 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.

Korean Field Mouse

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.