Fused Tooth vs Palawan Treeshrew

Phellodon confluens compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Phellodon	Tupaia
Species	Phellodon confluens	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Palawan Treeshrew
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.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.