Fused Tooth vs MacConnell's Bat

Phellodon confluens compared with Mesophylla macconnelli

Key Differences

Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while MacConnell's Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	MacConnell's Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Phellodon	Mesophylla
Species	Phellodon confluens	Mesophylla macconnelli

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	MacConnell's 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.