Blue-black Tooth vs Lowland Tapir

Phellodon atratus compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Phellodon	Tapirus
Species	Phellodon atratus	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.