vs Chestnut dunnart

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Baeomyces	Sminthopsis
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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.