Fused Tooth vs Marbled cat

Phellodon confluens compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Marbled cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Phellodon	Pardofelis
Species	Phellodon confluens	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Marbled cat
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.

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.