Chestnut dunnart vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Gritty Pixie-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 merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.