Fused Tooth vs Woolly Tooth

Phellodon confluens compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order same	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family same	Thelephoraceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus same	Phellodon	Phellodon
Species	Phellodon confluens	Phellodon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fused Tooth and Woolly Tooth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phellodon.

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Woolly Tooth
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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden