Fused Tooth vs Little Black Serotine

Phellodon confluens compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phellodon	Eptesicus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fused Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.