Fawn Starweb vs Northern Bettong

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Bettongia
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.