Fused Tooth vs Japanese Noctule

Phellodon confluens compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phellodon	Nyctalus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Japanese Noctule
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 Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.