Chestnut dunnart vs Chinese elm

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ulmus parvifolia

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Chinese elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Chinese elm
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Dasyuridae Ulmaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Ulmus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Ulmus parvifolia

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Chinese elm
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Australia, Canada, Eswatini, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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