Fused Tooth vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Phellodon confluens compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phellodon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phellodon confluens	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Kosrae Flying Fox
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.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.