Chestnut dunnart vs field cudweed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	field cudweed
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	Filago
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.