Northern Treeshrew vs Woolly Tooth

Tupaia belangeri compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Treeshrew	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Tupaia	Phellodon
Species	Tupaia belangeri	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Treeshrew	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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