Chestnut dunnart vs Felt Saddle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Helvella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Felt Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.