New Guinean planigale vs Stinking Dapperling

Planigale novaeguineae compared with Lepiota cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean planigale	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Planigale	Lepiota
Species	Planigale novaeguineae	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean planigale	Stinking Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.