Chestnut dunnart vs Creeping Spikemoss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Selaginella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Creeping Spikemoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and 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.