Chestnut dunnart vs Dingy Waxcap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Hygrocybe ingrata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dingy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hygrocybe
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Hygrocybe ingrata

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dingy Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. 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.