Fragrant Bracket vs New Guinean planigale

Trametes suaveolens compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Polyporaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Trametes	Planigale
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.