Chestnut dunnart vs Elf-Ear Dust

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lepraria normandinoides

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Elf-Ear Dust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Elf-Ear Dust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lepraria
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lepraria normandinoides

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Elf-Ear Dust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Elf-Ear Dust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elf-Ear Dust

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.