Fused Tooth vs Himalayan Marmot

Phellodon confluens compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Phellodon	Marmota
Species	Phellodon confluens	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Himalayan Marmot
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.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.