Chestnut dunnart vs Hidden-Scale Sedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carex cryptolepis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hidden-Scale Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Carex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Carex cryptolepis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hidden-Scale Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hidden-Scale Sedge

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.