Chestnut dunnart vs Elder-flowered Orchid

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dactylorhiza sambucina

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Elder-flowered Orchid is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Elder-flowered Orchid
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dactylorhiza
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dactylorhiza sambucina

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Elder-flowered Orchid

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Elder-flowered Orchid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elder-flowered Orchid

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. 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.