Chestnut dunnart vs Foxtail Smut

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Urocystis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.