Chestnut dunnart vs Olive Wax Cap

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hygrophorus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.