Birch Jelly vs Chestnut dunnart

Exidia repanda compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Birch Jelly is Vulnerable while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch 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 repanda	Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

Birch Jelly

VU — Vulnerable

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Jelly	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Jelly

The Birch Jelly (Exidia repanda) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.