Chestnut dunnart vs Crowned Pixie-Cup

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cladonia carneola

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Crowned Pixie-Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Crowned Pixie-Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cladonia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cladonia carneola

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Crowned Pixie-Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Crowned Pixie-Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Pixie-Cup

Habitat

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

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

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.