Chestnut dunnart vs Willow Tarspot

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Rhytisma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Willow Tarspot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.