Chestnut dunnart vs Cord-Root Sedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carex chordorrhiza

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Cord-Root Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Cord-Root Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Carex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Carex chordorrhiza

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Cord-Root Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Cord-Root Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cord-Root Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.