Chestnut dunnart vs False heather

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while False heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuphea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	False heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False heather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.