Chestnut dunnart vs Mid-Atlantic Comb-over

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cladonia submitis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mid-Atlantic Comb-over is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mid-Atlantic Comb-over
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 submitis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mid-Atlantic Comb-over

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mid-Atlantic Comb-over
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mid-Atlantic Comb-over

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. 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.