Chestnut dunnart vs Dense Silky-bent

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Apera interrupta

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dense Silky-bent is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Dense Silky-bent
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Poales (Grasses)
Family Dasyuridae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Sminthopsis Apera
Species Sminthopsis archeri Apera interrupta

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dense Silky-bent

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Dense Silky-bent
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense Silky-bent

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile). 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.

Dense Silky-bent

No description available.

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