Fused Tooth vs Indian muntjac

Phellodon confluens compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Indian muntjac
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Phellodon	Muntiacus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Muntiacus muntjak

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Indian muntjac
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.

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway