Chestnut dunnart vs Grass-Leaf Orache

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Atriplex littoralis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Grass-Leaf Orache is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Grass-Leaf Orache
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Atriplex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Atriplex littoralis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Grass-Leaf Orache

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.