Gray-bellied dunnart vs

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hypoxylon
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.