vs Carpentarian dunnart

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Sminthopsis butleri

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Carpentarian dunnart
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chordariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Sminthopsis
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Sminthopsis butleri

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Carpentarian dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Carpentarian dunnart

The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.