Chestnut dunnart vs Deer Mushroom

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pluteus cervinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Deer Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Deer Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pluteus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pluteus cervinus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Deer Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.