Chestnut dunnart vs Dark Red Disc Lichen

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lecidea erythrophaea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dark Red Disc Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dark Red 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 erythrophaea

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dark Red Disc Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dark Red Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Red Disc Lichen

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.