Desert Bandicoot vs Orange Disco

Perameles eremiana compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Peramelidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Perameles	Aleurodiscus
Species	Perameles eremiana	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

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