Chestnut dunnart vs Frosted Cup Lichen

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cladonia ecmocyna

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Frosted Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Frosted Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cladonia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cladonia ecmocyna

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Frosted Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Frosted Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frosted Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.