Chestnut dunnart vs Dog Screw-moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Tortula canescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dog Screw-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dog Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tortula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Tortula canescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dog Screw-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dog Screw-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog Screw-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.