Blue-black Tooth vs Mérida Brocket

Phellodon atratus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Phellodon	Mazama
Species	Phellodon atratus	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.