vs Gilbert's dunnart

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caliciales (Caliciales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Caliciaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Diplotomma Sminthopsis
Species Diplotomma pharcidium Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

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