Chestnut dunnart vs

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family Dasyuridae Pyrenulaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Pyrenula
Species Sminthopsis archeri Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Pyrenula nitida is a corticolous crustose lichen producing a smooth, glossy olive-green to brown thallus with embedded, flask-shaped perithecia on smooth bark of ancient broadleaf trees in humid Atlantic woodland. It is considered a flagship indicator species for long-continuity, old-growth woodland in western Europe. Endangered, this lichen is severely threatened by the loss of veteran trees and ancient woodland habitats.

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