Fused Tooth vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Phellodon confluens compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phellodon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phellodon confluens	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Moluccan Flying Fox
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.