vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Bacidia rosella compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

  • is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lecanorales (Lecanorales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Ramalinaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Bacidia Sminthopsis
Species Bacidia rosella Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bacidia rosella is a crustose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae, assessed as Critically Endangered (CR). It grows on the smooth bark of ancient trees in old-growth woodland habitats with long ecological continuity. Its critically endangered status reflects extreme rarity and the near-total loss of suitable veteran tree habitats across its range.

Gray-bellied dunnart

No description available.

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