Fused Tooth vs Kamchatka Shrew

Phellodon confluens compared with Sorex camtschatica

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Kamchatka Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Kamchatka Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Phellodon	Sorex
Species	Phellodon confluens	Sorex camtschatica

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kamchatka Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Kamchatka Shrew
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.

Kamchatka Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.