Chestnut dunnart vs field forklet moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dicranella staphylina

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while field forklet moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	field forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dicranella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dicranella staphylina

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

field forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	field forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.