Fused Tooth vs Ornate Akodont

Phellodon confluens compared with Abrothrix jelskii

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Ornate Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Ornate Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phellodon	Abrothrix
Species	Phellodon confluens	Abrothrix jelskii

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Ornate Akodont
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.

Ornate Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.