Grey Tooth vs Little Black Serotine

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey 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 melaleucus	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.