Fused Tooth vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Phellodon confluens compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Phellodon	Salpingotus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.