Chestnut dunnart vs Hoary Milkcap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lactarius scoticus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hoary Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hoary Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Russulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lactarius
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lactarius scoticus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hoary Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hoary Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoary Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.