Chestnut dunnart vs Red Truffle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Tuber rufum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Red Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tuber
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Red Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.