Chestnut dunnart vs Mountain Brittlegill

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Russulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Russula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mountain Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.