Chestnut dunnart vs Downy Lettuce

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lactuca
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

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.