Fused Tooth vs mountain gorilla

Phellodon confluens compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Phellodon	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Phellodon confluens	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	mountain gorilla
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.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.