Chestnut dunnart vs Speckled Tar Spot

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Rhytisma punctatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Speckled Tar Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Speckled Tar Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Rhytisma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Rhytisma punctatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Speckled Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Speckled Tar Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Tar Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.