Brookweed vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Samolus valerandi compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookweed	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Primulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Samolus	Sminthopsis
Species	Samolus valerandi	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Brookweed

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brookweed	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brookweed

The Brookweed (Samolus valerandi) is a species in the genus Samolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.