Chestnut dunnart vs fringed peat moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sphagnum fimbriatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while fringed peat moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	fringed peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sphagnum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sphagnum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

fringed peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	fringed peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fringed peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.