Chestnut dunnart vs Dry Rot

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Serpulidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Serpula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Dry Rot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dry Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.