Chestnut dunnart vs Indigo Milk Cap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Indigo Milk Cap
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 indigo

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.