Bitter Tooth vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Hydnellum scabrosum compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Key Differences

• Bitter Tooth is Near Threatened while Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Tooth	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Anthrenus
Species	Hydnellum scabrosum	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Bitter Tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Tooth	Buffalo Carpet 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.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden