Chestnut dunnart vs Deceiving Bovist

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Bovista aestivalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Deceiving Bovist is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Deceiving Bovist
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	Bovista
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Bovista aestivalis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Deceiving Bovist
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceiving Bovist

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.