Bitter Tooth vs Chinese Hare

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Lepus sinensis

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Chinese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)
Family	Bankeraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lepus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Chinese Hare
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.

Chinese Hare

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.

Chinese Hare

The Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.