Fused Tooth vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Phellodon confluens compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Phellodon	Thyroptera
Species	Phellodon confluens	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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.