Chestnut dunnart vs Soft Puffball

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lycoperdon molle

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Soft Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lycoperdon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.