Chestnut dunnart vs Tuberous Polypore

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Tuberous Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Polyporus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Tuberous Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.