Chestnut dunnart vs Freckled Dapperling

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Echinoderma asperum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Freckled Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Freckled Dapperling
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	Echinoderma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Echinoderma asperum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Freckled Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.