Chestnut dunnart vs Slippery Jack

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Suillaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Suillus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.