Chestnut dunnart vs joint-vetch

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart joint-vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Dasyuridae Fabaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Aeschynomene
Species Sminthopsis archeri Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart joint-vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

joint-vetch

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia