Chestnut dunnart vs Dark Crottle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Hypogymnia physodes

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dark Crottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dark Crottle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hypogymnia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Hypogymnia physodes

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dark Crottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Crottle

Habitat

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

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.