Fused Tooth vs Lowland Chrotomys

Phellodon confluens compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Lowland Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Lowland Chrotomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phellodon	Chrotomys
Species	Phellodon confluens	Chrotomys mindorensis

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Lowland Chrotomys
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.

Lowland Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.