Chestnut dunnart vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mealy Pixie Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cladonia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mealy Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.