Loose Starweb vs Northern Bettong

Asterostroma laxum compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Loose Starweb is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Bettongia
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.