Chestnut dunnart vs intermediate polypody

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Polypodium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	intermediate polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.