Devil'S Dipstick vs Northern Bettong

Mutinus elegans compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phallaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Mutinus	Bettongia
Species	Mutinus elegans	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.