Chestnut dunnart vs Loose Starweb

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Asterostroma laxum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Loose Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Asterostroma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

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.