Bath Truffle vs Papuan bandicoot

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Paxillaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Microperoryctes
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Papuan bandicoot
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.

Papuan bandicoot

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.