Bitter Tooth vs Handley's Red Bat

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Lasiurus atratus

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lasiurus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Handley's Red Bat
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.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.