Carpentarian dunnart vs Elephant Apple

Sminthopsis butleri compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carpentarian dunnart	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dillenia
Species	Sminthopsis butleri	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carpentarian dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.