Bitter Tooth vs Butterfly-leaf

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bankeraceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hydnellum	Adenolobus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Butterfly-leaf
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.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.