Blue-black Tooth vs Crowned Sifaka

Phellodon atratus compared with Propithecus coronatus

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Indriidae
Genus	Phellodon	Propithecus
Species	Phellodon atratus	Propithecus coronatus

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Crowned Sifaka
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.