Carpentarian dunnart vs false pepperwort

Sminthopsis butleri compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carpentarian dunnart	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Marsilea
Species	Sminthopsis butleri	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carpentarian dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.