Chestnut dunnart vs Shield Dapperling

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Shield Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Shield Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lepiota
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Shield Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.