Chestnut dunnart vs Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Punctelia bolliana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Punctelia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Punctelia bolliana

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.