Chestnut dunnart vs Crested Oval Sedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Crested Oval 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 cristatella

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.