Dwarf Shield vs Pilbara ningaui

Pluteus nanus compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Shield	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pluteaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Ningaui
Species	Pluteus nanus	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Dwarf Shield

LC — Least Concern

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Shield	Pilbara ningaui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.