Field Blewit vs Northern Bettong

Lepista personata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Field Blewit is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Blewit	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Lepista	Bettongia
Species	Lepista personata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Blewit	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.