Chestnut dunnart vs Dunce-Nettle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cirsium muticum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dunce-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dunce-Nettle
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	Cirsium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cirsium muticum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dunce-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dunce-Nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dunce-Nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.