Gumtree Deceiver vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Laccaria fraterna compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Gumtree Deceiver is Data Deficient while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gumtree Deceiver	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Laccaria	Sminthopsis
Species	Laccaria fraterna	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Gumtree Deceiver

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gumtree Deceiver	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gumtree Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.