Blue-black Tooth vs Mountain Coati

Phellodon atratus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Phellodon	Nasua
Species	Phellodon atratus	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.