Chestnut Brittlestem vs New Guinean planigale

Homophron spadiceum compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Homophron	Planigale
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

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

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.