Chestnut dunnart vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Heteranthera
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.