Chestnut dunnart vs Tear Dropper

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.