Chestnut dunnart vs Dark-Spored Puffball

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lycoperdon atropurpureum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dark-Spored 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 atropurpureum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dark-Spored Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark-Spored Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.