Fused Tooth vs Malagasy civet

Phellodon confluens compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Phellodon	Fossa
Species	Phellodon confluens	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Malagasy civet
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.