Chestnut dunnart vs Rusty Porecrust

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Fuscoporia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.