Chestnut dunnart vs Moss Bell

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Galerina hypnorum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Moss Bell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Moss Bell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Galerina
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Galerina hypnorum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Moss Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Moss Bell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moss Bell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.