Chestnut dunnart vs Flaming Scalycap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pholiota flammans

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Flaming Scalycap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Flaming Scalycap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pholiota
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pholiota flammans

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Flaming Scalycap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.