Blue-black Tooth vs Neotropical otter

Phellodon atratus compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Phellodon	Lontra
Species	Phellodon atratus	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.