Chestnut dunnart vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Potamogeton
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.