Chestnut dunnart vs Striate Earthstar

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Geastrum striatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Striate Earthstar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Striate Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Geastraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Geastrum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Geastrum striatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Striate Earthstar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Striate Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Striate Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.