Black Tooth vs Diminutive Serotine

Phellodon niger compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Diminutive Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phellodon	Eptesicus
Species	Phellodon niger	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Diminutive Serotine
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.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.