Beaked Earthstar vs Paucident planigale

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Geastraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Geastrum	Planigale
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.