Fused Tooth vs Highveld Golden Mole

Phellodon confluens compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Phellodon	Amblysomus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.