vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Chordariaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Chaeropus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pig-footed bandicoot
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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

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.