Fused Tooth vs Meerkat

Phellodon confluens compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Phellodon	Suricata
Species	Phellodon confluens	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Meerkat
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.