Chestnut dunnart vs

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Hemiselmis anomala

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Cryptophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family Dasyuridae Chroomonadaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Hemiselmis
Species Sminthopsis archeri Hemiselmis anomala

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.

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