Fused Tooth vs Sumatran orangutan

Phellodon confluens compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Phellodon	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Phellodon confluens	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.