Chestnut dunnart vs Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pholiota squarrosoides

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Sharp-Scaly Pholiota is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Sharp-Scaly Pholiota
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pholiota
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pholiota squarrosoides

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Sharp-Scaly Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.