Fused Tooth vs Jaguarundi

Phellodon confluens compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Phellodon	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Phellodon confluens	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Jaguarundi
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.