Chestnut dunnart vs Dover Grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dover Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dover Grass
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	Lolium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dover Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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.