Desert Bandicoot vs Painted Suillus

Perameles eremiana compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Peramelidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Perameles	Suillus
Species	Perameles eremiana	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.