Ashen Shield vs Chestnut dunnart

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	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	Pluteaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pluteus	Sminthopsis
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. 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.