Ashen Shield vs Bronze quoll

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Dasyurus spartacus

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while Bronze quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	Bronze quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pluteaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Dasyurus
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Dasyurus spartacus

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	Bronze quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.