Black Tooth vs Hoary fox

Phellodon niger compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Phellodon	Lycalopex
Species	Phellodon niger	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Tooth

The Black Tooth (Phellodon niger) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.