Fused Tooth vs Gansu Shrew

Phellodon confluens compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Phellodon	Sorex
Species	Phellodon confluens	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Gansu Shrew
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.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.