Fishtail Cup vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Discinaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Gyromitra	Sminthopsis
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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