Chestnut dunnart vs Shingled Rock Shield

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Shingled Rock Shield is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Shingled Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Shingled Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Shingled Rock Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.