Fused Tooth vs North American Badger

Phellodon confluens compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Phellodon	Taxidea
Species	Phellodon confluens	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.