Fool'S Mushroom vs Northern Bettong

Amanita verna compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool'S Mushroom	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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Potoroidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Bettongia
Species	Amanita verna	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool'S Mushroom	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.