Chestnut dunnart vs Tan Ear

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Otideaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Otidea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.