Fused Tooth vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Phellodon confluens compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Phellodon	Saguinus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.