Fused Tooth vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Phellodon confluens compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Phellodon	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Phellodon confluens	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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.