Carnation Earthfan vs Paucident planigale

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Thelephora	Planigale
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Paucident planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.