Chestnut dunnart vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Dasyuridae Myrtaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Eugenia
Species Sminthopsis archeri Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Large-leaved Myrtle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.

Large-leaved Myrtle

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