Blue-black Tooth vs Large False Serotine

Phellodon atratus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phellodon	Hesperoptenus
Species	Phellodon atratus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Large False Serotine

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.