Blue-black Tooth vs Feldhase

Phellodon atratus compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Feldhase is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	Feldhase
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Hasenartige)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Phellodon	Lepus
Species	Phellodon atratus	Lepus europaeus

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Feldhase

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	Feldhase
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Feldhase

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Feldhase

European hare (Lepus europaeus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.