Chestnut dunnart vs Confluent Disc Lichen

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lecidea confluens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Confluent Disc Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Confluent Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lecidea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lecidea confluens

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Confluent Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.