Australian Brush-turkey vs Pleated Inkcap

Alectura lathami compared with Parasola plicatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Brush-turkey	Pleated Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Megapodiidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Alectura	Parasola
Species	Alectura lathami	Parasola plicatilis

Conservation Status

Australian Brush-turkey

LC — Least Concern

Pleated Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Brush-turkey	Pleated Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Brush-turkey

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Pleated Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Australian Brush-turkey

The Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) is a species in the genus Alectura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.