Chestnut dunnart vs

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Mollisia ramealis

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family Dasyuridae Mollisiaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Mollisia
Species Sminthopsis archeri Mollisia ramealis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.

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