Chestnut dunnart vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Botrychium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.