Fused Tooth vs Long-clawed Shrew

Phellodon confluens compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Phellodon	Sorex
Species	Phellodon confluens	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.