Desert Bandicoot vs Mountain Webcap

Perameles eremiana compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Peramelidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Perameles	Cortinarius
Species	Perameles eremiana	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.