Blackedged Shield vs Long-tailed dunnart

Pluteus atromarginatus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

  • Blackedged Shield is Vulnerable while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackedged Shield Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Pluteaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Pluteus Sminthopsis
Species Pluteus atromarginatus Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Blackedged Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackedged Shield Long-tailed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackedged Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackedged Shield

The Blackedged Shield (Pluteus atromarginatus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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