Black Tooth vs Cerf d'Eld

Phellodon niger compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Cerf d'Eld is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Cerf d'Eld
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Phellodon	Rucervus
Species	Phellodon niger	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Cerf d'Eld

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Cerf d'Eld
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Cerf d'Eld

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Tooth

The Black Tooth (Phellodon niger) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.