Chestnut dunnart vs False Death-Cap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.