Fused Tooth vs Guinea pig

Phellodon confluens compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Guinea pig
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Caviidae
Genus	Phellodon	Cavia
Species	Phellodon confluens	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Guinea pig
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.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway