Cracking Clitocybe vs Northern Bettong

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Bettongia
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.