Grey Tooth vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

Grey Tooth is Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Phellodon	Thyroptera
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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.