Chestnut dunnart vs Upper Crust

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Amaurodon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.