Scharfer Korkstacheling vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Hydnellum peckii compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Key Differences

• Scharfer Korkstacheling is Endangered while Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scharfer Korkstacheling	Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sminthopsis
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Sminthopsis dolichura

Conservation Status

Scharfer Korkstacheling

EN — Endangered

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scharfer Korkstacheling	Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scharfer Korkstacheling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.