Amber Jelly vs Chestnut dunnart

Exidia recisa compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

  • Amber Jelly is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amber Jelly Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Auriculariales (Auriculariales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Auriculariaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Exidia Sminthopsis
Species Exidia recisa Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amber Jelly Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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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