Chestnut dunnart vs Crowded Brittlegill

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Russula densifolia

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Crowded Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Crowded Brittlegill
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	Russula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Russula densifolia

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Crowded Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Crowded Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowded Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.