Austin's peat moss vs Ooldea dunnart

Sphagnum austinii compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Austin's peat moss is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Austin's peat moss	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Sphagnaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sphagnum	Sminthopsis
Species	Sphagnum austinii	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Austin's peat moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Austin's peat moss	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Austin's peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Austin's peat moss

The Austin's peat moss (Sphagnum austinii) is a species in the genus Sphagnum. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.