Bitter Tooth vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microcebus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.