Flaming Scalycap vs Long-tailed dunnart

Pholiota flammans compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaming Scalycap	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Strophariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pholiota	Sminthopsis
Species	Pholiota flammans	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaming Scalycap	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.