Chestnut dunnart vs Swarming Spine

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Mucronella calva

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Swarming Spine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Mucronella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Swarming Spine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

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).

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.