Devil'S Dipstick vs New Guinean planigale

Mutinus elegans compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phallaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Mutinus	Planigale
Species	Mutinus elegans	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.