Fused Tooth vs Japanese Hare

Phellodon confluens compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Phellodon	Lepus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.