Chestnut dunnart vs Sard

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Sard is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Sard
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (دصيوريات الشكل)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Carex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Sard

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically 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.