Black Tooth vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Phellodon niger compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Phellodon	Anarta
Species	Phellodon niger	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
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.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.