Carpentarian dunnart vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Sminthopsis butleri compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carpentarian dunnart	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Botrychium
Species	Sminthopsis butleri	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carpentarian dunnart	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carpentarian dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.