Loose Starweb vs New Guinean planigale

Asterostroma laxum compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Asterostroma	Planigale
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.