Chestnut dunnart vs Spruce Tooth

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Phellodon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.