Desert Bandicoot vs Ridged Tooth

Perameles eremiana compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Peramelidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Perameles	Hydnellum
Species	Perameles eremiana	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).