Bitter Tooth vs Noctule

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Nyctalus noctula

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Noctule is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nyctalus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Nyctalus noctula

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Noctule

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Noctule
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.

Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Noctule

Noctule(Nyctalus noctula, 큰보통박쥐)은 IUCN 적색목록에서 취약(VU)으로 분류된다. 야생에서 멸종 위기에 처할 높은 위험성을 지니며, 개체군이 감소하고 서식지 압력이 증가하고 있다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden