Chestnut dunnart vs Curtis'S Puffball

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lycoperdon curtisii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Curtis'S Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lycoperdon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lycoperdon curtisii

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Curtis'S Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curtis'S Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.