Bitter Tooth vs Brown Diving Beetle

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Agabus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Brown Diving Beetle
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.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden