vs Paucident planigale

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chordariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Planigale
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Paucident planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.