Fused Tooth vs Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Phellodon confluens compared with Rhizomys sumatrensis

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Indomalayan Bamboo Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Phellodon	Rhizomys
Species	Phellodon confluens	Rhizomys sumatrensis

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
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.

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.