Chestnut dunnart vs Lilac Dapperling

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cystolepiota bucknallii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lilac Dapperling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lilac 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	Cystolepiota
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cystolepiota bucknallii

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lilac Dapperling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilac Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.