Blue-black Tooth vs Margay

Phellodon atratus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Phellodon	Leopardus
Species	Phellodon atratus	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.