Chestnut dunnart vs Foxtail

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Amaranthus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.