Chestnut dunnart vs Meadow Waxcap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Meadow Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuphophyllus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Meadow Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.