Chestnut dunnart vs Red-Banded Polypore

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Fomitopsis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.