Alpine Toughshank vs Chestnut dunnart

Gymnopus alpinus compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

  • Alpine Toughshank is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Toughshank Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Omphalotaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Gymnopus Sminthopsis
Species Gymnopus alpinus Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

Alpine Toughshank

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Toughshank Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Toughshank

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Toughshank

The Alpine Toughshank (Gymnopus alpinus) is a species in the genus Gymnopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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