Bath Truffle vs New Guinean planigale

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bath Truffle New Guinean planigale
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boletales (Boletales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Paxillaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Melanogaster Planigale
Species Melanogaster broomeanus Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bath Truffle New Guinean planigale
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

New Guinean planigale

No description available.

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