Chestnut dunnart vs Rock Foam

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Stereocaulon saxatile

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Rock Foam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Rock Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Stereocaulon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Stereocaulon saxatile

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Rock Foam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Rock Foam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Foam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.