Chestnut dunnart vs Fragrant Crestwort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lophocolea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lophocolea fragrans

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fragrant Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. 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.