Fused Tooth vs Gabon Talapoin

Phellodon confluens compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Gabon Talapoin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Phellodon	Miopithecus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Miopithecus ogouensis

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Gabon Talapoin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fused Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.