Chestnut dunnart vs Purple Pinwheel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Marasmius haematocephalus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Purple Pinwheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Purple Pinwheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Marasmius
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Marasmius haematocephalus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Purple Pinwheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Purple Pinwheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Pinwheel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.