Bitter Tooth vs Black Maple

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Black Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Hydnellum	Acer
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Black Maple
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.

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.