Chestnut dunnart vs Fringed dodder

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuscuta
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.