Chestnut dunnart vs Wheat smut

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tilletia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (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.