Blue-black Tooth vs Globe Thistle

Phellodon atratus compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Phellodon	Echinops
Species	Phellodon atratus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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.