Chestnut dunnart vs cross-leaved heath

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Erica tetralix

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while cross-leaved heath is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	cross-leaved heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Erica
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Erica tetralix

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

cross-leaved heath

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	cross-leaved heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cross-leaved heath

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.