Chestnut dunnart vs Dog's Mercury Rust

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Melampsora populnea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dog's Mercury Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Melampsora
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Melampsora populnea

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dog's Mercury Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) 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.