Chestnut dunnart vs Rooting Bonnet

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Mycena megaspora

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Rooting Bonnet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Rooting Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Mycena
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Mycena megaspora

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Rooting Bonnet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Rooting Bonnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.