Chestnut dunnart vs Oak Crust

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Peniophora quercina

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Oak Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Oak Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Peniophora
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Peniophora quercina

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Oak Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Crust

Habitat

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

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.