Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Violet Tooth

Phascogale pirata compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Phascogale	Hydnellum
Species	Phascogale pirata	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.