Blue-black Tooth vs Fossa

Phellodon atratus compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Phellodon	Cryptoprocta
Species	Phellodon atratus	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Fossa

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.