Chestnut dunnart vs Golden wattle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acacia pycnantha

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Golden wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Golden wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acacia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acacia pycnantha

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Golden wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Golden wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Libya, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (7 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.