Chestnut dunnart vs greater broomrape

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Orobanche
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. 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.