Chestnut dunnart vs Circled Milkcap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lactarius circellatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Circled Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Circled Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Russulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lactarius
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lactarius circellatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Circled Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Circled Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Circled Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Circled Milkcap

The Circled Milkcap (Lactarius circellatus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.