vs Golden bandicoot

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Isoodon auratus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Golden bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Golden bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Caliciaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Diplotomma	Isoodon
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	Isoodon auratus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Golden bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Golden bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Golden bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.