Chestnut dunnart vs Felwort Rust

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Uromyces gentianae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Felwort Rust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Felwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Uromyces
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Uromyces gentianae

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Felwort Rust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Felwort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Felwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.