Chestnut dunnart vs Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Asterophora lycoperdoides

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Pick-A-Back Toadstool is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Pick-A-Back Toadstool
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Dasyuridae Lyophyllaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Asterophora
Species Sminthopsis archeri Asterophora lycoperdoides

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Pick-A-Back Toadstool
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

No description available.

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