Devil'S Dipstick vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Mutinus elegans compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Phallaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Mutinus	Dendrogale
Species	Mutinus elegans	Dendrogale murina

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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 Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.