Fused Tooth vs Ornate Cuscus

Phellodon confluens compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Phellodon	Phalanger
Species	Phellodon confluens	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
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 Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.