Grey Tooth vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.