Candelabra Duster vs Ooldea dunnart

Athelia arachnoidea compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Duster	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Atheliaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Athelia	Sminthopsis
Species	Athelia arachnoidea	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Duster	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.